our suppliers
For more than two decades as a restaurateur I have constantly sought out traditional farmers, producers and suppliers to provide us with the seasonal ingredients which are the basis of our ever changing menus.
These are some of the passionate people who supply the fresh produce that comes into our kitchen every week...
Tod and Barbara Bulmer came to our attention as local asparagus growers just before we opened The Village Restaurant in the spring of 1985. I still visit Kenyon Hall farm every week... More...
Carole Faulkner opened the now famous Chester Cheese Shop at the same time as we started cooking for a living... More...
Tom Parkinson was given the keys to his mum and dad's organic dairy farm the day he graduated from agricultural college... More...
Chris Neve can be found at the fish auction beside Fleetwood docks almost every morning at 6am. Very occasionally I drag myself out of bed before dawn and join him... More...
Geoff Owen was moved to Milan by his company in 1980; he loved Italy's food and wine so much that he declined a suggested promotion and set up his own export business. Twenty years on Geoff supplies us with a unique range of artisan produce... More...
